Moms Party - Vintage Style

My mom turned 80 years old today but the party was Sunday, and the food was served up vintage style the way she lived thru the years.

Mints in a tin cup

Flowers my sister brought from her garden

The center flowers are from my SIL garden

Clothes pin labeled the food for ease of our helpers to get it ready for the guests.

BBQ served in a small roaster.

A vintage Shawnee planter with flowers

The ever popular mini chalkboard labels, rolls were kept in a granite blancher

The picnic basket ready for the ham salad sandwiches.

An old cardboard container that we think was used for ice cream, today we used it for pretzels.

McCoy flower pot to hold the plastic ware.

A stirrup held the napkins, with her favorite colors blue and brown.

I blogged about this a few weeks ago, holding cupcakes adorned with a brown pair of ladies gloves and a tag that reads "eat cake" The party also had a Horse Theme, the little cupcake toppers I made from copies of old photos of her with her horse when she was 16.

Chips in a red and white granite pan, and another thing I blogged about a couple of weeks ago held the veggies! Varies other containers held dips. I think I forgot some photos, I might do another blog post later Happy Birthday Mom!

Paper Ornaments

For "Junk"le Bells in May


A page from an old paper back book, fan folded and secured with hot glue with a found Santa attached to the middle. I wanted to have mor of them made by now but just didn't get it done.

I included the photo I found on the internet where I got the idea. I think they would be cute made into a garland or banner spelling out MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Have a Happy Holiday!

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Tin Thing Do Over

Found this tin piece at GW, it is not old don't know what it was used for, maybe as a gift holder of stuff for you bath or body! Well anyway I liked it and didn;t know what I was going to do with it, untill now. I used the button garland to put around the rim, added a cattle tag and some more buttons and stenciled some letters around the side.

Added a glass serving dish, walaa a great way to serve something, cookies, veggie tray or whatever!

Here it is! Whatever it was!

Thanks for your ideas of what it may have been, still not sure, but that is OK~!

Here it is finished, whatever it was or will be. I took some photos of the finished piece( well so far) top or bottom?

A microwave plate or glass turntable will work.

Although cupcakes will look better, I used this cake for photo purposes! Hmm, looks like cupcakes will fit around the cake!

*Note to self, add a doily or something else to livin it up a bit!

? What Was It ?

Not sure what this was or even what it will be, all I know is that I like it! Found it at a flea market, thought it might be something you put in a pot for canning fruits and vegetables, but I don't think it was that. Maybe something to put in a roaster? Well anyway, I liked it the way it was but I wanted to do something to it, so for a quick redo I wrapped it with fabric that was torn in strips, and wound it around the frame.
Added - It is about 12 inches in diameter

So, does anyone know what it is or what it could become?

Oh yeah, it is finished, I accidentally erased the finished photo! The one idea I have for it is adding a large plate and serve cupcakes on it for an upcoming party!

Bird Cage

I got this old birdcage a couple of years ago,spray painted it an off white. I had candles in it first and was in the wreck room where no one saw it. Over the holidays I took out the candles dusted it off and was wondering what I could put in it next. My daughter had this cute bird she got at the Dollar General store and thought a green one would be the color I would like. So after I got one I immediately thought of the birdcage. The idea looked better in my head that in real life but thought it would be OK for now. I'll need to change it around someday!

Here is my favorite part of the cage, I added an old covered button for a little door knob!
Happy Easter!

Thanks for all the comments! Comments are motivating!

Button Garland

No Jill and I didn't try this, I was ready and waiting for her to post JUNKLE BELLS and to my surprise she had a garland project too!!

All you need for mine is buttons and 24 guage wire. I choose white buttons cause I have alot of them, but any color would be fine.

First I cut a bunch of the wire about 6 to 8 inches long.

Then you thread the one end throught a hole and bend it to go back down the other hole.

And twist the end around the other wire.

I did all the ones that I had the wire cut.

Then to make the garland I just lokked for a good place and twisted it around another button wire.

Then folded the wire up and added another button on the other end of the wire.

And continued this till you get as long of a piece of garland as you need.

But, you don't have to use it on your tree add it to anything, it tucks in any nook and cranny!

Since I had a tree still hangin around I added it to it!

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